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Ben Gordon (ice hockey)
Ben Gordon (born January 31, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey forward.
| Ben Gordon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1985 St. Michael, Minnesota, U.S.[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Providence Bruins Toronto Marlies Abbotsford Heat Rochester Americans Binghamton Senators Düsseldorfer EG | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2014 Coaching career | ||
| Current position | |||
| Title | Assistant coach | ||
| Team | Minnesota | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Biographical details | |||
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 2014–2015 | St. Scholastica (Assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Tri-City Storm (Assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Minnesota (Dir. of Hockey Ops) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Chicago Steel (Associate) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Des Moines Buccaneers (Assistant) | ||
| 2018–Present | Minnesota (Assistant) | ||
Career edit
Gordon played for the Providence Bruins, Toronto Marlies, Abbotsford Heat, Rochester Americans, Binghamton Senators, and Düsseldorfer EG. He completed his career as a member of the Tulsa Oilers in the Central Hockey League.[2] On October 10, 2014, Gordon retired from his professional playing career, in accepting an assistant coaching role with the College of St. Scholastica in Minnesota.[3]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 44 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 24 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 37 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 42 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 45 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 51 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 56 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 56 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 49 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 52 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 61 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors edit
References edit
- ^ "Men's Hockey Profile: Ben Gordon".
- ^ . Tulsa Oilers. 2013-07-03. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ^ "Ben Gordon calls it a career". Tulsa Oilers. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ . Central Hockey League. 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database